diff --git a/Xamarin.MacDev/MonoTouchSdk.cs b/Xamarin.MacDev/MonoTouchSdk.cs
index 8c90490..4466855 100644
--- a/Xamarin.MacDev/MonoTouchSdk.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.MacDev/MonoTouchSdk.cs
@@ -304,12 +304,13 @@ static string GetPlatformKey (PlatformName platform)
 
 		public Version RecommendedXcodeVersion {
 			get {
-				PString version;
+				Version version;
+				PString value;
 
-				if (!versions.TryGetValue ("RecommendedXcodeVersion", out version))
+				if (!versions.TryGetValue ("RecommendedXcodeVersion", out value) || !System.Version.TryParse (value.Value, out version))
 					return new Version (8, 0);
 
-				return System.Version.Parse (version.Value);
+				return version;
 			}
 		}